Good Gear Guide - U.S. Government Accountability Office RSS feedhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/tag/us-government-accountability-office/en-auWed, 15 Apr 2015 09:48:56 +1000US sounds alarm on hacking of passenger jets, air traffic controlhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/572717/us-sounds-alarm-hacking-passenger-jets-air-traffic-control/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMillions of air passengers could be at risk if more isn't done to prevent hackers targeting aircraft and air traffic control systems, the U.S. government said on Tuesday.Martyn WilliamsWed, 15 Apr 2015 09:48:56 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/572717/us-sounds-alarm-hacking-passenger-jets-air-traffic-control/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAuditor: Healthcare.gov still lacks some basic security controlshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/555466/auditor-healthcare-gov-still-lacks-some-basic-security-controls/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHealthcare.gov lacks several basic cybersecurity controls -- including strong passwords and consistent security patching -- nearly a year after the troubled launch of the insurance-shopping website, a government auditor said.Grant GrossFri, 19 Sep 2014 04:50:36 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/555466/auditor-healthcare-gov-still-lacks-some-basic-security-controls/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedUS NTIA's plan to end ICANN contract puts Internet freedom at risk, critics sayhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/542633/us_ntia_plan_end_icann_contract_puts_internet_freedom_risk_critics_say/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe freedom and openness of the Internet are at stake after the U.S. government announced plans to end its contractual oversight of ICANN, some critics said Thursday.Grant GrossFri, 11 Apr 2014 04:56:24 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/542633/us_ntia_plan_end_icann_contract_puts_internet_freedom_risk_critics_say/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedUS plan to end ICANN oversight could lead to 'Net censorship, lawmakers sayhttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/541959/us_plan_end_icann_oversight_could_lead_net_censorship_lawmakers_say/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedA U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration plan to end its formal relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers could open the door to Internet censorship by China, Russia or Iran, some U.S. lawmakers said.Grant GrossThu, 03 Apr 2014 05:21:57 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/541959/us_plan_end_icann_oversight_could_lead_net_censorship_lawmakers_say/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGAO: Gov't funded broadband benefits small businesseshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/540155/gao_gov_t_funded_broadband_benefits_small_businesses/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGovernment-funded broadband projects have led to higher speeds and lower prices for U.S. small businesses, despite opposition from some in Congress, according to an auditor's report.Grant GrossMon, 10 Mar 2014 20:27:24 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/540155/gao_gov_t_funded_broadband_benefits_small_businesses/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedRepublicans hammer HHS secretary for HealthCare.gov issueshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/531158/republicans_hammer_hhs_secretary_healthcare_gov_issues/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedOfficials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ignored multiple auditor reports warning them of potential problems at insurance-shopping website HealthCare.gov before the site's launch Oct. 1, one Republican senator said Wednesday.Grant GrossWed, 06 Nov 2013 19:03:27 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/531158/republicans_hammer_hhs_secretary_healthcare_gov_issues/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedUS agencies can't track savings from data center closingshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/461843/us_agencies_can_t_track_savings_from_data_center_closings/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe U.S. government's effort to close 1,253 of its data centers is falling short of its goal, and agencies haven't been able to track projected cost savings for the initiative, a government auditor told lawmakers.Grant GrossTue, 14 May 2013 20:58:51 +1000http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/461843/us_agencies_can_t_track_savings_from_data_center_closings/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMilitary IT projects wracked with delays, increased costs, GAO findshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/457856/military_it_projects_wracked_delays_increased_costs_gao_finds/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedA U.S. government watchdog agency has found that nearly half of 14 large ongoing military IT projects are over budget and more than half are behind schedule.Chris KanaracusTue, 02 Apr 2013 16:21:46 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/457856/military_it_projects_wracked_delays_increased_costs_gao_finds/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLawmakers look to reduce waste in US government IT contractshttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/451476/lawmakers_look_reduce_waste_us_government_it_contracts/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedU.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged government officials to clamp down on bad IT contracts and limit duplication across projects, with an estimated one quarter of federal spending on IT wasted every year.Grant GrossTue, 22 Jan 2013 21:50:45 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/451476/lawmakers_look_reduce_waste_us_government_it_contracts/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGAO report: DHS data mining needs privacy oversighthttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/403481/gao_report_dhs_data_mining_needs_privacy_oversight/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedData-mining programs at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are not fully reviewed by the agency for their effectiveness and, in some cases, for their compliance with privacy protection mandates, according to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.Grant GrossSat, 08 Oct 2011 08:00:18 +1100http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/403481/gao_report_dhs_data_mining_needs_privacy_oversight/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed